Ash-tray and advertising device.



No. 707,664. Patented Aug. 26, I902.

0. J. WILLMUT. ASH TRAY AND ADVERTISING DEVICE.

(Application filed Nov. 8, 1901.1

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llrrnn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OLIVER JAMES VVILLMOT, OF MALVERN, ENGLAND.

ASH-TRAY AND ADVE RTISlNG DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 707,664, dated August26, 1902. Application filed November 8. 1901. derial No. 81,588- (Nomodel.)

To all whom, it 77mg concern.-

Be it'known that I, OLIVER JAMES \VILL- MOT, a subject of the King ofGreat Britain, residing at Malvern, England, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Ash- 'lrays and Advertising Devices, of whichthe following is a full and complete specification, such as will enablethose skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

The object of this invention is to provide an improved ash tray orreceiver for use by smokers and which may also be used an advertisingdevice, a further object being to provide a device of this class whichmay be folded up into a smaller compass for transporting or shippingpurposes; and with these and other objects in view the inventionconsists in a device of the class specified constructed as hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

In the drawings forming part of this specification, in which theseparate parts of my improvement are designated by the same referencecharacters in each of the views, Figure 1 is a plan view of my improvedcombined ash tray and advertising device as when in use; Fig. 2, asimilar View showing the parts thereof folded compactly together andprovided with a cigar-holder; Fig. 3, a side View showing two wings orparts of the device extended so as to show the shape of the tray incross section and one of said wings or parts being provided with a cigaror cigarette holder; Fig. I, a side view showing the parts of the devicefolded together, and Fig. 5 a side view of a cigar or cigarette holderwhich I employ.

In the practice of my invention I provide a device of the classspecified consisting of separate parts a of sectoral form, which in theform of construction shown in the drawings are seven in number and whichare desi nated b the reference characters a a a" a, a, a, and a andthese parts or sectors are placed one above another and are pivotallyconnected at, the smaller ends thereof by a pivot-pin a. The top part orsector a, is provided centrally of the left-hand edge thereof when heldwith the smaller end toward the observer with a downwardly-directed lugor projection c, which is adapted to enter a cavity or recess 0 in thebottom part or sectoroi, and said top part or sector a is also providednear the outer right-hand corner with a slot or opening 1), adapted toreceive a lug or projection b on the part or sector a and each of thesuccessive parts or sectors a a a a and so on, is similarly formed, eachbeing provided near its outer righthand corner with a slot or opening I)and the part or sector thereunder being provided near its lefthand outercorner with a lug or projection Z1 adapted to enter said slot oropening. Each of the sectors or parts except the first is also providedcentrally of its left-hand edge with a downwardly-directed lug orprojection 0 and the bottom part or sector a is provided nearits outerright-hand corner with a springtongue d, which is adapted to catch overand hold the adjacent edge of the upperor top part or sector, and theparts or members 0 c are designed to limit the movement of the separatesectors when foldingthe same together, while the lugs or projections band d and the slots 1) are designed to hold the separate sectors intheir extended ortray form,asshown in Fig.1. 1" also provide the toppart or sector a, as shown in Fig. 2, with a cigar-holder, consisting oftwo similar parts 6 and (2*, which are segmental in form at the top andpreferably composed of spring-wire and having downwardly-directed legsby which they are connected with the top sector or part a, the part c ofthe cigar-holder being held in place by a plate g, which is secured inposition by the pivot-pin a and the part c of said holder being held inplace by keepers 9 secured to the part or sector a of the tray. The formof the parts 6 and c of the cigar-holder is shown in Fig. 5, and saidparts when in use are connected bya horizontal rod (2 by which theyareheld in an upright position.

In Fig. 3 I have shown a device similar to the cigar-holder abovedescribed which is the same in all respects as said cigar-holder; butthe separate parts e and c thereof are placed closer together and areintended to serve as a cigarettc-holt'ler.

When the separate sectors or parts of the device are in the positionshown in Fig. 1, the tray or ash-holder thus formed is provided with anannular space or depression which surrounds the central pivot a as shownat h in Fig. 3, this result being accomplished by curving the middleportions of the separate parts or sectors downwardly, and the device isthus given a dish or tray shape. The separate parts or sectors may alsohave placed thereon any desired advertisement, and the completed deviceis thus made to serve as an advertising medium.

My invention is not limited to the exact form of the separate parts orsectors, nor to the circular form of the device when in use, as it willbe apparent that changes in these features or elements may be madeWithout departing from the spirit of my invention'or sacrificing itsadvantages, and it will also be apparent that the lugs or projectionsand the slots or openings may be changed in form and location, and othermeans may be employed for holding the separate parts of the device inposition for use. 7

Having fully described my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. An ash-tray composed of separate superposed sectoral parts pivotallyconnected at the smaller ends, said separate parts being curveddownwardly midway and transversely thereof and said parts being alsoprovided with means for holding them in an extended or circular trayform, consisting of recesses'and lugs or projections adapted to entersaid recesses, substantially as shown and described.

2. An ash-tray composed of separate superposed sectoral parts pivotallyconnected at the smaller end thereof, said parts being curved downwardlymidway thereof and transversely thereof, and said parts being alsoprovided with means for holding them in an extended position or in trayform, said parts being also adapted to be folded together one aboveanother and to be extended into a circular or tray form.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 29th day ofOctober, 1901.

OLIVER JAMES VVILLMO'F.

Witnesses:

ALFRED HENRY FEAR, FRANK CHARLES FEAR.

